Andy Murray retires after history-making career
pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/overview'Andy Murray/a has retired from professional tennis following his appearance in the Paris Olympic Games, where he partnered a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-evans/e687/overview'Daniel Evans/a to the quarter-finals of the men's doubles event./p
pThe 37-year-old will be remembered for a career full of historic achievements, which he accomplished against some of the best players in the history of tennis./p
pldquo;I gave as much as I could to the career,rdquo; Murray said shortly after he and Evans bowed out to Americans a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview'Tommy Paul/a. ldquo;There are obviously things that I look back on and wish that I could have done differently, but itrsquo;s been a tough time to win major titles in the sport with the players that were ahead of me. Irsquo;m proud of my achievements, my efforts and Irsquo;m looking forward to prolonged rest now./p
pldquo;Irsquo;m sad to be finishing but the last couple of weeks since we arrived here have been brilliant. Irsquo;ve had a lot of fun being around the team.rdquo;/p
pAfter his final match Thursday evening, the LTA announced that the arena at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/london/311/overview'cinch Championships/a at The Queenrsquo;s Club will be renamed lsquo;The a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/overview'Andy Murray/a Arenarsquo; in recognition of his record five titles at the venue. The LTA will also invest pound;5m in a new tennis centre serving as a flagship of the sport in Scotland at Park of Keir, near Murray's hometown of Dunblane. The project will be led by Andy's mother, Judy./p
pstronga href="https://www.atptour.com/en/news/news-filter-results/celebrating-andy-murray"See all content in our 'Celebrating Andy' series/a/strong/p
pIn November 2016 Murray became the first British player to reach World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings aged 29, making him the second-oldest player to debut at No. 1 behind only a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/john-newcombe/n044/overview'John Newcombe/a, who was 30 when he accomplished the feat in 1974./p
pMurray finished the year on a 24-match winning streak, a stretch during which he won five consecutive titles, including two ATP Masters 1000 trophies and victory at the prestigious a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a, where he defeated No. 2 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview'Novak Djokovic/a in the title match to clinch ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours. The Scot held top spot for a total of 41 weeks in his career, placing him 14th among the 29 players who have reached World No. 1./p
pstrongATP Chairman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrea-gaudenzi/g254/overview'Andrea Gaudenzi/a/strong said: ldquo;Andy has been an inspiring and important force in our sport for so many years. He has embodied the values of hard work, sportsmanship, and never giving up - with his unwavering love for the game endearing him to millions of fans. His remarkable achievements on the court over the past two decades speak for themselves. Equally, itrsquo;s his contributions off the court, building up the next generation of athletes and championing important causes, that will define his legacy. Congratulations to Andy on an extraordinary career. Our sport has been incredibly fortunate to watch you play, and we look forward with great excitement for whatrsquo;s next in your story.rdquo;/p
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pMurray became the first British Grand Slam singles champion since Virginia Wade in 1977 at the 2012 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a, where he battled past Djokovic in a thrilling five-set final. The following year, he became the first British male a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a champion since a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/fred-perry/pi74/overview'Fred Perry/a in 1936, ending the nationrsquo;s 77-year wait for a home winner at the grass-court major./p
pThe Scot became the first player to win two Olympic singles gold medals (2012 and 2016), defeating a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roger-federer/f324/overview'Roger Federer/a in the London final and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/juan-martin/m0ar/overview'Juan Martin/a del Potro in the Rio de Janeiro championship match. He also partnered Laura Robson to win the mixed doubles silver medal in 2012./p
pMurray shone at ATP Masters 1000 events, capturing 14 titles at the elite level, fifth most in the history of the series (since 1990) behind only Djokovic (40), a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rafael-nadal/n409/overview'Rafael Nadal/a (36), Federer (28) and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andre-agassi/a092/overview'Andre Agassi/a (17). He triumphed at seven of the nine Masters 1000s events./p
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h3Murray ended Great Britainrsquo;s wait since 1977 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a (Virginia Wade) for a major champion. At which tournament did he do it?/h3
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h3The Scot ended his career at the Olympics. How many Olympic medals across all events did he earn for Great Britain in his career?/h3
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h3In which year did Murray win his final five tournaments of the season and earn ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours?/h3
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h3Murray played fellow members of the Big 4 mdash; a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview'Novak Djokovic/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roger-federer/f324/overview'Roger Federer/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rafael-nadal/n409/overview'Rafael Nadal/a mdash; 85 times. Which rival did he face in the most Lexus ATP Head2Head matches?/h3
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h3Murray won 46 tour-level titles in his career, including three major trophies. How many ATP Masters 1000 crowns did he earn?/h3
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pThe father of four was also a rival to Djokovic, Nadal and Federer. Murray tallied 29 Lexus ATP Head2Head victories against the trio, with 11 against both Djokovic and Federer, and seven against Nadal./p
pMurray earned 739 tour-level wins overall, the most victories among British men and the 14th-most wins on record according to Infosys ATP Stats. Of those triumphs, 105 came against Top 10 opponents. The Scot earned 46 tour-level titles, including three major crowns (2012 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a, 2013 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a, 2016 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a), and led Great Britain to Davis Cup glory in 2015./p
pThe 71-time tour-level finalist qualified for the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a nine times (2008-16) and emerged victorious in his final appearance in 2016. That year he went a perfect 5-0, defeating a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marin-cilic/c977/overview'Marin Cilic/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kei-nishikori/n552/overview'Kei Nishikori/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stan-wawrinka/w367/overview'Stan Wawrinka/a to win his group, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/milos-raonic/r975/overview'Milos Raonic/a in the semi-finals and Djokovic for the title./p
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pMurray served the sport as a member of the ATP Player Advisory Council from 2016-18 and 2020-22. He has also consistently supported a variety of causes, serving as a global ambassador for organisations including UNICEF, United for Wildlife, Malaria No More and the World Wildlife Fund. Murray is one of just four players to receive the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview'Arthur Ashe/a Humanitarian Award twice, alongside a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andre-agassi/a092/overview'Andre Agassi/a, Federer and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/aisam-ul-haq-qureshi/q019/overview'Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi/a./p
pThe winner of four ATP Awards (ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF (2016), Comeback Player of the Year (2019) and the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview'Arthur Ashe/a Humanitarian Award (2014 and 2022), Murray was also a vocal advocate for women, especially the players of the Hologic WTA Tour. He hired former WTA No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo as his coach./p
pOn 16 May 2019, then-Prince Charles knighted Murray at Buckingham Palace. On 17 October 2013, Prince William awarded Murray with the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal./p
pMurray played his final singles match at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/london/311/overview'cinch Championships/a, held in June at The Queenrsquo;s Club, London. There, the Scot also played his 1,000th tour-level singles match./p
pAfter the tournament, he underwent minor back surgery with the hopes of making a farewell singles appearance at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a, but settled for a memorable Centre Court goodbye in menrsquo;s doubles alongside brother a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jamie-murray/mc81/overview'Jamie Murray/a in front of an adoring British crowd. He then played his final tournament in menrsquo;s doubles at the Olympics with a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-evans/e687/overview'Daniel Evans/a./p
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